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  1. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Big US‑style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it

    "We know vehicles on Australian roads are getting progressively bigger: more protective of their own occupants, but potentially more dangerous to those outside them. Here’s what we found:

    every additional 100 kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality regulation

    every additional 10 cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality

    utes and US-style pick-up trucks were associated with around 60% higher pedestrian fatality risk than conventional passenger cars

    the relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments. "

    theconversation.com/big-us-sty

    The psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #pedestrians #cars #SUVs #SupersizedMachines #motorists #RoadTrauma #crashes #TheAmericanWayOfLife #PedestrianFatality #children #VisionZero #SacrificeZone #tax #regulation

    #cars #suvs #motorists #roadtrauma #crashes #theamericanwayoflife
  2. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    More people are killed on Australian roads.

    "Deaths on Australian roads have increased every year since 2020. This is despite the Australian government’s commitment to Vision Zero – having zero deaths or serious injuries on our roads by 2050."

    "Unfortunately, 1,317 road deaths were recorded in 2025, a 1.9% increase from 2024. Land transport accidents also remain a leading cause of death for children and young adults, and the third leading cause of injury hospitalisations." >>
    theconversation.com/more-peopl

    Comments: To "look at the entire system of road use" one must not just have the car as the road user in mind but the entire mobility design and their associated industries. The focus should be on public infrastructure that enable active and safe mobility (walking and cycling) for all. "Good mobility design" does not kill, maim, pollute or leads to planetary heating.

    #cars #roads #RoadTrauma #RoadDeaths #crash #VisionZero #failure #IntegralAccident #MobilityDesign #cyclists #pedestrians #KillerRoads #wildlife #SacrificeZone #FossilFuels #climate

    Image: Somewhere on Wikipedia. A time when people could not accept that motorists can just kill people and call it an 'accident'.

    #cars #roads #roadtrauma #roaddeaths #crash #integralaccident
  3. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Motorists killing road workers? Money over lives?
    We'd rather not know

    "The way road trauma was classified contributed to that visibility problem."

    "A traffic controller killed at a roadworks site does not appear in a public 'road worker' category."

    "...While Queensland published weekly road toll figures, there was no one publicly accessible source that integrated public road fatalities, work-related road deaths, serious injury hospitalisations in one place or in near-real time. Road workers are especially vulnerable because they are exposed on high-speed corridors where a single reckless decision can have catastrophic consequences."

    "Tragically, one afternoon Suzanne was struck by a truck travelling 106km/h in a 60km/h zone. The truck drove on the footpath and killed her." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2026-03-10/qld
    #roads #RoadTrauma #RoadFatalities #SacrificeZone #cars #OHS #work #RoadToll #RoadSafety #accountability #NegativeExternalities #invisibility #speed #footpaths

    Image: Coffs Harbour, Pacific Highway conveyor belt 'upgrade', less bush but ready for a bright fossil fuel future without cycle paths and footpaths.

    #roads #roadtrauma #roadfatalities #sacrificezone #cars #ohs
  4. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Zero Road Deaths?
    Killer roads - Can Australia reduce road deaths to zero by 2080?

    * Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
    "The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities. Capped speed limits and investments in pedestrian, cycling and public transport infrastructure have helped reduce traffic deaths in Helsink" >>
    politico.eu/article/helsinki-n

    * 355 people - killed on NSW roads in 2025
    The injured, the life-altering injuries and killed wildlife are not in these statistics.
    nsw.gov.au/ministerial-release

    * Australian road deaths are following dangerous USA trend, expert warns
    "A recent rise in Australia’s road toll suggests we are following a USA precedent of rising pedestrian deaths that started long ago." >>
    drive.com.au/news/australian-r

    * Can we cut road deaths to zero by 2050? Current trends say no. What’s going wrong? >>
    theconversation.com/can-we-cut
    #Roads #cars #SUVs #speed #RoadTrauma #RoadFatalities #NSW #MobilityDesign #pedestrians #cyclists #infrastructure #PublicTransportation #SacrificeZone #wildlife

    #roads #cars #suvs #speed #roadtrauma #roadfatalities